Samson’s Riddle

12 Then Samson said to them, “Let me now (A)propose a riddle for you; if you actually tell me [a]the answer within the seven days of the feast, and solve it, then I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty (B)outfits of clothes.

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  1. Judges 14:12 Lit it

12 “Let me tell you a riddle,(A)” Samson said to them. “If you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast,(B) I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.(C)

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22 And he said, “(A)Everything is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from (B)the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and (C)two changes of clothes.’” 23 Naaman said, “(D)Be sure to take two talents.” And he urged him, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of clothes, and gave them to two of his servants; and they carried them before him.

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22 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent[a] of silver and two sets of clothing.’”(A)

23 “By all means, take two talents,” said Naaman. He urged Gehazi to accept them, and then tied up the two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them ahead of Gehazi.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 5:22 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms